Addiction

David Nutt and Liam Nestor

A practical and concise guide to the science behind, and treatment options for substance abuse

Helpful key points summarize the content of each chapter, ideal for quick reference

Full colour images throughout enhance understanding

Addiction

David Nutt and Liam Nestor

Description

Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library series, this pocketbook is a clear and comprehensive overview of the brain science underpinning addiction and how this helps explain the current and future therapeutics for the range of addictions, using full colour images to enhance understanding. Substance Abuse focuses on the nature of addiction as a brain disorder that includes a range of different behavioural traits such as impulsivity and reward dependence, and discusses the critical role of kinetic and pharmacological factors. The text explains how the primary pharmacological targets of drugs of abuse are now understood, the relation to the variable nature of addiction to different substances, and how this may lead to new approaches to treatment.

Addiction

David Nutt and Liam Nestor

Table of Contents

1. What is addiction?2. Burden of addiction3. Key elements of addiction4. Neurobiological processes in addiction5. Drug pharmacokinetics and abuse liability6. Pharmocodynamics of addictive substances7. The dopamine system and addiction8. The GABA System and Addiction9. The Glutamate System and Addiction10. The Opioid System and Addiction11. Conclulsion and overview

Addiction

David Nutt and Liam Nestor

Author Information

David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Neuropsychopharmacology Unit Department of Medicine Imperial College London London, UK,Liam Nestor, Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology, Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London